8,143 tests in 2025
Renault Arkana reliability and MOT pass rate
90.9% passed first time. The 9.1% fail rate is 13.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 25,158 miles.
Pass rate
90.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
25,158 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 7,650 | 9.1% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Arkana fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres367 dangerous49.5%
- Visibility33.8%
- Brakes59 dangerous13.5%
- Suspension6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.8%
- Steering3.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1.5%
Is the Arkana getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.4 points to 8.6% from 2024 to 2025 while the age of a typical one barely moved, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 624 | 3 | 7.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 3,659 | 3 | 8.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Arkana at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Arkana in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively227 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed161 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords118 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm79 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick32 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play27 tests
- 7Coil spring: fractured or broken20 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn18 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Arkana collects 2.04 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,410 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure422 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened356 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm286 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt224 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre204 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick192 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords101 tests
Questions
What is the Renault Arkana MOT pass rate?
90.9% of the 8,143 Renault Arkana first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Renault Arkana usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 227 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 49.5% of failures, visibility appears in 33.8% of failures, brakes appears in 13.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.1%; at 3-5 years it was 9.1%. The median Renault Arkana tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 25,158 miles.
Is the Renault Arkana getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.4 points to 8.6% from 2024 to 2025 while the age of a typical one barely moved, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Arkana trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Renault models
- Clio 36.8%
- Captur 19.9%
- Twingo 33.9%
- Grand Scenic 38.4%
- Master 27.4%
- Modus 42.9%
- Laguna 38.2%
- Kangoo Electric 19.8%
- Koleos 20.6%
- Grand Modus 42%
Checking a particular Arkana?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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